COinS in EdITLib & OpenURL 1.0
COinS has recently been implemented on a few pages in EdITLib -- specifically, abstract pages for journal articles as well as table of contents listings.
Implementing COinS is part of EdITLib's mission to continue to support and implement various library-related standards. If you know of a standard or technology that is not currently supported by the digital library and would like to see if we can add it, please contact us.
If you currently make use of COinS on other websites, please take a minute or two to test pages in EdITLib, to help us determine if it is set up correctly.
During the implementation of COinS, our OpenURL resolver was updated to respond to Z39.88-2004 syntax. The resolver, located at http://www.editlib.org/openurl , should respond to queries in OpenURL 0.1 and OpenURL 1.0 (Z39.88-2004) format. Again, we welcome your input.
Please submit any comments or questions to jordanthecoder@gmail.com.
OpenSearch available
If you use Firefox or the latest version of IE you may be familiar with the keyword search box in the upper right corner of your browser. This is based on a standard called OpenSearch. We've added it to the digital library, so now you can add fast keyword search for the EdITLib digital library directly to your browser (Firefox 2+ or IE 7+).
To manually install the plugin:
- Go to http://www.editlib.org
- Click on the icon next to the keyword search (upper right-hand corner) and hold down.
- You should see an option "Add EdITLib". Select it.
Welcome to the EdITLib blog
EdITLib, the digital library for Education and Information Technology, is an online resource of over 20,000 articles and conference papers focusing on the use of information technology, multimedia, and emerging technologies for learning and education.
In the next few months, we plan to allow submissions directly to the library, from educators, students, and members of the e-learning community: articles, papers, dissertations, even entire manuscripts and video submissions.
Other improvements on the horizon include online forums and tools for connecting with other e-learning practitioners, tools for organizing research, and increased integration with existing open standards for online library systems.
I'm very excited to be a part of this and hope you will stay tuned to this blog to find out about the latest changes to EdITLib.
Jordan Reiter
Chief Website Architect